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Parts of a turtle were found in this wash, everyone is searching for more tiny fragments.
Parts of a turtle were found in this wash, everyone is searching for more tiny fragments.
Part of a fossil fish jaw, with several teeth still embeded in the jaw.
This large slab of calcite or selenite crystals was found near the entrance to the gully.
Overview of the large gully where we first collected today.
A couple of shells common to the area, though most are broken in pieces.
Wild flower. The chalk gullies are last places where ancient prairie grasses and flowers are found since European settlement and the practices of modern agriculture.